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William S. Burroughs Quotes: Desperation is the raw material of drastic change. Only those who can leave behind everything they have ever believed in can hope to escape.
         

Desperation is the raw material of drastic change. Only those who can leave behind everything they have ever believed in can hope to escape.


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